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母親, ははおや
mother
その女の子は彼女の母親と似ている。
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Particle
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
2. indicates possession
Conjunction
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation
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買う, かう
Conjugated: 買って
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to buy, to purchase
2. to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize
3. to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to arouse, to win (someone's favour)
4. to accept, to take on, to take up
5. to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
車を買うために貯金をしている。
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くる, 来る, 來る
Conjugated: きた
Intransitive
1. to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive
Auxiliary verb, See 行ってくる・2, Usually in kana, after the -te form of a verb
2. to come back, to do ... and come back
3. to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue
4. to come from, to be caused by, to derive from
See と来たら
5. to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
10時までに来ます。
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, きた
1. north
2. the North, northern territories
See 北朝鮮, Abbreviation
3. North Korea
Archaism
4. north wind
船はまっすぐ北に向かっている。
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着る, 著る, きる
Conjugated: きた
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on
as 汚名を〜, 罪を〜, etc.
2. to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
その男は反逆者の汚名をきせられた。
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シャツ
also written as 襯衣
1. shirt (undergarment), undershirt, singlet
2. shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
あなたのシャツは洗う必要がある。
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Particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
3. indicates an area traversed
4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
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どうしても, 如何しても
Expression, Adverb, Usually in kana
1. by all means, at any cost, no matter what, at any rate, surely
2. whether (one is) willing or not, willingly or unwillingly, willy-nilly
with. neg. verb
3. on no account, by no means
4. in the end, in the long run, after all, eventually
彼女はどうしても自分の思い通りにしようとする。
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Particle, Conjunction
1. if, when
2. and
3. with
4. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
See と金, Shogi term, Abbreviation
5. promoted pawn
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, 土,
See 土耳古・トルコ・1, Abbreviation, Usually in kana
Turkey
農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。
する, 為る
Conjugated: しなかった
Usually in kana
1. to do, to carry out, to perform
2. to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
3. to serve as, to act as, to work as
4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
as 〜にする,〜とする
5. to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as
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